The Fire and The Storm - The Nexus of Kellaran #2 novel Chapter 90

Part 15

Falgaroth, Amirgath, and Visinniria appeared, floating in the air above the gathering. Those beneath them immediately began clearing room on the beach for them, but Amirgath spoke as soon as they appeared.

“You have voluntarily left the time-bubble? You will immediately assume your work on becoming divine?” he insistently asked in his thunderous voice.

“I was given two months, and I’ve voluntarily left the time-bubble due to unforeseen circumstances.” Mark replied. “I may start that work in a few days, or I might decide to wait until the two months have passed, and I may still choose to spend more of the two months in the time-bubble here, if that’s practical. In any case, I’ll still start that work at the end of the two months, if not before. When I do start it, I may choose to do that work in this or another time-bubble, to speed the process.”

“Acceptable.” Amirgath pronounced. “Excuse me, I go to join the effort to find the renegade.” With that he vanished.

“Good day.” Visinniria called with a warm smile as she looked around the gathering. “You’re certainly not the group I expected to find! This should be an interesting story!”

“May we take a Reading?” Falgaroth inquired, then took one from everyone who agreed before they could say so.

“By the stars!” he exclaimed upon considering it for half a second. “You’ve been busy, haven’t you?! You’ve already accomplished almost everything you set out to do in a bit more than a quarter of the time you were allotted! Including producing some amazing children! We congratulate you!”

“And as far as military preparedness is concerned, you’ve far exceeded your goals.” Visinniria added. “Not only have your abilities developed far more than we expected, you’ve multiplied that advantage by integrating with these Sylvan. Well done. Well done indeed.

“We’ll give you four days for all of you to do what you wish in the world, then we’ll replace the time-bubble.”

“Thanks.” Mark grinned. “Silaran’s family will be going back to Xervia, the rest of us who aren’t coming back here this week will be going to Hilia to catch up on what’s been going on in the world.

“Beyond that, we’re still off duty, though Alilia has some business in Debivin. We’ll be concentrating on helping our kids get oriented in the world and introducing them around for the next little while.”

“Quite so.” Falgaroth told him, then addressed the crowd. “I’ll be glad to help any of you with transportation to anywhere you want to go for the next four days. Simply call my name and state your destination.”

They’d all said their goodbyes and didn’t want to go through the emotional turmoil of repeating them. So with one more wave and a smile for those around them, Mark and Talia Translocated their family to the patio outside their home on Hilia, and Kragorram’s family came with them.

“Ahh, it’s such a cute little house!” Val cooed as Stripe ran off down the slope of the volcano and Scout took to the air.

“It is, though of course it’s only a small part of our home here.” Talia laughed. “The rest of it’s inside the mountain. Though I’m sure you knew that, now that I think about it.”

She took a deep breath of the moist tropical air, and realized how much she’d subconsciously missed the scents of Hilia.

“I’ll call Sheramiv and get an update.” Mark said as he enjoyed the view for the first time in over seven years.

From here he could see a few people of every race already ambling onto the beach in the early morning sunlight, a few more walking the jungle paths, the crew of a sailboat readying their craft at the end of the dock, and a handful of Gargoyles flying slow and low over the water, slim spears at the ready, watching for fish.